Adding dependabot config (for Dockerfiles)

[waja]

Adding config for Dependabot keeping track of new versions.

[MAGICCC]

Seems the config is wrong, I fixed it by testing to

version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10

Also then getting this error

Dependabot couldn't find a Dockerfile

Dependabot couldn't find a Dockerfile.

Dependabot requires a Dockerfile to evaluate your Docker dependencies. It had expected to find one at the path: /data/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.

If this isn't a Docker project, you may wish to disable updates for it in the .github/dependabot.yml config file in this repo.

Seems dependabot cant into recursive folder search what I saw after googling for some secs https://github.com/dependabot/feedback/issues/145

I would use a config like this:

version: 2
updates:
# acme
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/acme"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# clamd
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/clamd"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# dockerapi
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/dockerapi"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# dovecot
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/dovecot"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# netfilter
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/netfilter"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# olefy
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/olefy"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# phpfpm
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/phpfpm"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# postfix
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/postfix"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# rspamd
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/rspamd"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# sogo
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/sogo"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# solr
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/solr"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# unbound 
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/unbound"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"
# watchdog
  - package-ecosystem: docker
    directory: "/data/Dockerfiles/watchdog"
    schedule:
      interval: daily
      time: "04:00"
      timezone: "Europe/Berlin"
    target-branch: "staging"
    pull-request-branch-name:
      separator: "-"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
#    reviewers:
#      - "andryyy"

Also we can also add something like this

commit-message:
# Prefix all commit messages with "[Dockerfile]"
prefix: "[Dockerfile]"

See my test here which I did in some mins: https://github.com/MAGICCC/mailcow-dockerized/pulls/app%2Fdependabot

I wonder if it can also upgrade to a newer major release for e.g. debian? buster -> bullseye

[waja]

I wonder if it can also upgrade to a newer major release for e.g. debian? buster -> bullseye

nope, https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/supply-chain-security/keeping-your-dependencies-updated-automatically/about-dependabot-version-updates#about-dependabot-version-updates states that it uses semver, which does not support this.

[waja]

@MAGICCC you are totally true ... I forgot about that dependabot doesn't work recursive. Do you wonna start a new PR or should I fix up mine?

[MAGICCC]

I would like to wait for @andryyy answer. I like the idea, but we need to implent tests (maybe github actions?) if everything is building right etc.

[DerLinkman]

Branch not deleted, sorry for that.

[DerLinkman]

Closed, as we've introduced Renovate for that Job recently.

Sorry :(